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228 CHAPTER 11: LIVE UPDATE
Status
This is the current status of the initial transaction between your PC and
the Live Update server. The Status field will show one of the following:
■ Searching for available updates — 3Com Network Administrator is
connecting to the Live Update server and looking for the updates that
are relevant to you.
■ Available updates retrieved — 3Com Network Administrator
completed the initial transaction with the Live Update Server. If any
updates are available, they are displayed in the list underneath the
status message.
■ Failed to retrieve update details — the initial transaction between
3Com Network Administrator and the Live Update server failed. In this
case, an error message is also displayed to help you identify the cause
of the problem.
Table of Available Updates
The table in the Live Update - Select File Groups dialog lists the types of
update available for download. You can also select the file group that
should be downloaded and the total space required on your PC.
The table consists of three columns as follows:
■ Load — when this box is selected, all updates within the file group are
selected for download. When this box is de-selected, all updates
within the file group are excluded from the download. When this box
is selected and greyed out, some updates within this file group are
selected, whereas some are not. Click More Details to select/de-select
individual files for download within that group. For more information
see “
Select File Group - Group Name” on page 229.
■ File Group — this column indicates the type of file group available for
download. 3Com Network Administrator supports two file groups:
■ 3Com Network Administrator/Update — this group contains the
latest software updates for 3Com Network Administrator, this can
be a Service Pack or a main release.
■ Latest 3Com Product News — this group contains the latest news
about 3Com products and services.
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